Senate control

Senator Ted Cruz said the City of Houston and Mayor Annise Parker have “no legal authority, no constitutional authority and no moral authority” to issue subpoenas to pastors for their sermons and personal communications. Cruz also addresses the issue of an Ebola travel ban.

Republicans — poised to take control of Congress — should set our sights on three big goals to make Americans feel confident in their futures once again: jumpstart the economy, safeguard constitutional liberties, and strengthen our national security.

The liberal Washington Post puts GOP chances of retaking control of the Senate at 96%, but a closer look at the races indicates the margins in several are still very thin. Conservatives must continue to push the GOP candidates to adopt a strong national agenda to get voters excited.

On Sunday’s CNN State of the Union program with Candy Crowley, Senator Ted Cruz talked about the importance of implementing flight bans from Ebola-stricken countries in order to prevent more cases from coming into the U.S. He also discussed the mission against ISIS.

Due to Majority Leader Harry Reid’s tyrannical abuse of Senate rules, a vote for any Democratic Senate candidate is effectively a vote for someone who will go to the Senate and vote for Obama’s priorities almost without exception.

On Monday at a debate, Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, who hopes to unseat incumbent Senator Mitch McConnell, once again refused to say whether or not she voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012. That's her story, apparently, and she's sticking to it.